Chotto Xenos the Film
World Première: 11th June 2021, Birmingham International Dance Festival online
Inspired by Akram Khan’s award winning final full-length solo XENOS, Akram Khan Company’s family production Chotto Xenos has been captured as an exclusive dance film. Artistic Director of Theatre-Rites Sue Buckmaster, in collaboration with video artist Maxime Dos, directed this special film to immerse young audiences in a cinematic journey exploring the often forgotten and untold stories of World War 1 colonial soldiers. With a powerful performance of Khan’s choreography by Kennedy Junior Muntanga, the film features lighting by Guy Hoare, visuals by Lucy Cash, set design by Ingrid Hu, costumes by Kimie Nakano, to a stirring original music by Domenico Angarano.
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CREDITS
Artistic Direction Sue Buckmaster & Maxime Dos
Filmed and edited by Maxime Dos
Rehearsal Director Amy Butler
Dancer Kennedy Junior Muntanga
Producers Isabel Tamen & Céline Gaubert
Technical Manager Tina Fagan
Production Manager Richard Fagan
Project Manager Mashitah Omar
Sound Engineer Matthew Armstrong
Lighting Technicians Lars Davidson & David Salter
Stage Manager Jessica Rice
Technician Ryan Dell
Co-produced by Birmingham International Dance Festival and Edinburgh International Festival
Filmed at and supported by artsdepot, London
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Creative team
XENOS Artistic Direction and Original Choreography Akram Khan
Chotto Xenos Direction and Adaptation Sue Buckmaster (Theatre-Rites)
Set Design Ingrid Hu
Lighting Design Guy Hoare
Original Music Domenico Angarano, inspired by Vincenzo Lamagna’s score for XENOS
Sound Design Domenico Angarano & Phil Wood
Costume Design Kimie Nakano
Film & Projection Design Lucy Cash
Assistant Choreographer Nicola Monaco
Producer Clare Cody-Richardson
Digital animation & motion graphics Laurie Hill
Props made by Louise Edge from LFX props & special fx
Puppets made by Naomi Oppenheim
Music recorded with Stefano Ancora, Domenico Angarano, James Browne, Nina Harries, Joost Hendrickx, Matt Holborn, Arran Kent, Stefan Knapik, Vincenzo Lamagna, Andrew Maddick, B C Manjunath, Tamar Osborn, Aditya Prakash, Clarice Rarity, Ciro Riccardi
In order of their first appearance, the archive images used in the Chotto Xenos projection are copyright of: National Portrait Gallery, London (image 3), ECPAD/collection Mick Micheyl – Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud / Photographe: Jean-Baptiste TOURNASSOUD (images 4, 5 & 6), MOREAU Albert/ECPAD/Défense (image 8), CORDIER/ECPAD/ Défense (image 9), IWM (images 12 & 31). All other images are out of copyright.
We gratefully acknowledge the artists, collaborators and co-producers who contributed to the original production of XENOS by Akram Khan Company.
Co-produced by DanceEast Ipswich, The Point Eastleigh, Stratford Circus Arts Centre, Théâtre de la Ville – Paris
Created with the support of Capital Group
Chotto Xenos and XENOS are both commissioned by 14-18 NOW: WW1 Centenary Art Commissions, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, and the Department for Digital,Culture, Media and Sport
Supported by Arts Council England